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Annual report of the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the North Carolina State Board of Health

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NORTH CAROLINA
VITAL
STATISTICS
1970
volume 1
Population
Births
Deaths
Marriages
Divorces
^
NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
NORTH CAROLINA
VITAL STATISTICS 1970
VOlume 1
Population
Births
Deaths
Marriages
Divorces
JACOB KOOMEN, M.D., M.P.H.
STATE HEALTH DIRECTOR
AND SECRETARY-TREASURER
W. BURNS JONES, JR., M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant State Health Director
NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
DIVISION OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
PUBLIC HEALTH STATISTICS SECTION
Post Office Box 2091 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This publication is released under the auspices of Dr. Martin
P. Hines, Director of the Division of Epidemiology. The materials were
prepared by the technical staff of the Public Health Statistics Section
with the help and guidance of Dr. James J. Palmersheim, Section Chief.
Mr. David C. Corkey, Biostat i st i ci an , was responsible for the
design of the contents and for quality control. Mrs. Keiko Holloman,
Computer Systems Analyst, was technical advisor for the computer soft-ware
system development. Mr. John Allen, Statistical Analyst, performed
the greatest share of the computer programming. Mrs. Theresa Blalock,
Statistical Analyst, wrote the report generator computer program.
Mr. Joseph Bouchard, Data Processing Manager, developed the automated
data editing system.
Mrs. Kathryn Surles, Statistical Analyst, wrote the narrative
portion of the report. The chorography was the work of Mrs. Lora Hamlet,
Statistical Analyst, and Mrs. Linda Hankins, Typist. Mrs. Margie Kelly
supervised the mass reproduction of the report.
Quality control was considerably enhanced by parallel pro-duction
of summary counts on unit record equipment. Mr. James Holmes,
Data Processing Manager, supervised these tabulations and the cross-checking
with computer outputs. The quality of these data is further
enhanced by an extensive manual editing, querying, and coding process
involving the staffs of: Mrs. Clara Tessenear, Supervisor, Nosology
Unit; Mrs. Wilma Barbour, Supervisor, Registration Unit; and Mrs. Margaret
Bryant, Supervisor, Marriage and Divorce Unit.
Many others of the Public Health Statistics Section staff
contributed long hours of work and special skills. The User Services of
both North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill were particularly helpful in answering questions about
FORTRAN computer programming language and the IBM 360/75 and IBM 370/165
Operating Systems. The Systems Management Division of the North Carolina
Department of Administration wrote the editing programs in BAL for the
IBM 360/40 Disk Operating System. Most of the programs were written by
Statistical Analysts in the Public Health Statistics Section in FORTRAN
and executed on the IBM 370/165 at Triangle Universities Computing Center.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS i
I. INTRODUCTION v
II. REGISTRATION OF VITAL EVENTS vi
Birth and Death vi
Marriage and Divorce vi i I
II. TECHNICAL NOTES ix
Completeness of Registration of Vital Events ix
Accuracy of Items on Certificates x
Treatment of Missing Values x
Residence Al location xi
Occurrence Al location xi i
Race or Color A I location xi i
IV. RATES xi
Computation xi
Interpretation xi
V. RANKS xiv
Computation xiv
Interpretation xv
VI. DEFINITIONS AND FORMULAS xvi
REFERENCES xxv
TABLES
Section A: State I
Selected Vital Statistics for 1970 (fold-out table) . . I
Vital Statistics in North Carolina: I960 - 1970 ... 2
Section B: Counties 5
Section C: Cities 105
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I. INTRODUCTION
This volume is the fifty - fifth annual vital statistics report
of the North Carolina State Board of Health.
The format this year represents a significant departure from
that of previous years. Demands for more detailed county and city sta-tistics,
for more timely dissemination, and for increased flexibility in
information retrieval, have resulted in a computer-based vital statistics
information system and an automated vital statistics report for 1970.
The computer information system is depicted in the flow diagram on
page iv.
The report is being prepared in two parts. Volume I shows fre-quencies,
rates and ranks for total, white and nonwhite selected vital
events in each county and major incorporated city in North Carolina.
The vital statistics for a county or city are together in one table on
a single page. The counties and cities are in alphabetical sequence.
State data are included in the form of a single page fold-out table.
Volume 2, in preparation, shows frequencies, rates and ranks for detailed
cause of death categories.
There are 238 vital statistics in the single page report for
the State, 357 in the report for each county, and 351 in each report for
the major cities in North Carolina. Compared to the comparable selec-tion
of events from last year's report, these represent an increase of
more than 200^ in the number of information items. The introduction of
the ranking of each county or city among all counties or all cities in
North Carolina accounts for half of the increase. The ranking permits
THE ORIGIN, FLOW, AND DISPOSITION OF VITAL RECORDS
NORTH CAROLINA
HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR
immediate comparison with other counties or cities on the current status
of each rate for the selected vital events contained in this report.
Supplementary reports are planned to treat trends in North
Carolina vital statistics. We welcome your suggestions for these sup-plementary
reports and your comments regarding the present report. Address
correspondence to:
Public Health Statistics Section
North Carolina State Board of Health
Box 2091
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
II. REGISTRATION OF VITAL EVENTS
The origin, flow and disposition of North Carolina vital records
are i I lustrated in the flow diagram on page vi . A brief history of vital
records processing in North Carolina and a description of current regis-tration
practice are discussed below.
Bi rth and Death
The Bureau of Vital Statistics was created by an act of the
General Assembly of 1913. The name of the office was changed to Office
of Vital Statistics by the 1955 General Assembly. The authority for this
office and the laws which it administers are contained in Chapter 130,
Article 7, of the General Statutes of North Carolina. Within the organi-zational
structure of the State Board of Health, the office has the
administrative designation. Public Health Statistics Section.
The collection of birth and death records began on October I,
1913, with the Office of Vital Statistics the custodian of these
records. Statutory regulations enacted by that General Assembly require
that physicians, midwives, or other persons attending a birth, file a
birth certificate within five days after birth. The funeral director
or person burying a body is responsible for filing a death certificate
or fetal death certificate with the local registrar prior to final
disposition and within 72 hours after death.
The local registrar is the health director in 97 of 100
counties. A clerk of the county health department, designated by the
local registrar as deputy registrar, carries out registration procedures
locally. The deputy registrar forwards the original birth and death
certificate to the Office of Vital Statistics on the fifth day of the
month following the event, where they are processed and permanently
preserved. Periodically, birth and death certificates are microfilmed
and sent to the National Center for Health Statistics.
North Carolina was admitted into the National Death Registration
Area in 1916 and into the National Birth Registration Area in 1917.
Marriage and Divorce
In 1957, the General Assembly enacted legislation requiring
that the duties of the clerk of court include the registration of divorces
and annulments of marriage effective January I, 1958. Lists of divorces
and annulments are required to be sent to the Office of Vital Statistics
on or before the 15th day of the month following the event.
By virtue of legislation enacted in 1961, the duties of the
register of deeds include the registration of marriages occurring on or
after January 1, 1962. Copies of the certificates of marriage are required
to be forwarded to the Office of Vital Statistics on or before the 15th
day of the month following the marriage. The original certificates are
filed with the county registers of deeds.
In January 1964, North Carolina was admitted to the National
Marriage Registration Area. North Carolina is not a member of the National
Divorce Registration Area.
III. TECHNICAL NOTES
Completeness of Registration of Vital Events
Completeness of registration is defined as the degree to which
reported vital event enumerations agree with the true counts in a given
time frame. Birth registration, tested for completeness in 1940 and
1950, was found to be 86 and 96 percent complete respectively (I). Death
registration is believed to be even more complete than birth registration.
Marriage registration was tested for completeness in 1963. Over
99 percent of performed marriages terminated in properly recorded certi-ficates
of marriage (2).
Delayed registration results in underenumerat ion of vital events
for a specific time period. Frequency counts in this report are based on
1970 events registered prior to April I, 1971. The number of 1970
events registered subsequently is considered negligible.
Accuracy of I terns on Certificates
The Public Health Statistics Section maintains continuous
surveillance of certificates to detect inconsistencies in related
items (e.g., newborn's name vs. sex). However, the true extent of
bias and unreliability due to incorrect answers is not known.
Treatment of Missing Values
As a result of a query program to reconcile inconsistencies
in the data and to complete unanswered items, missing values are rare
for the characteristics included in this report. These "not stated"
cases are treated in one of four ways:
(1) not allocated because they are believed to have
an unknown distribution which is different from
the distribution for "stated" cases;
(2) distributed in the same proportion as the "stated"
cases for the state;
(3) allocated to the category of greatest frequency
for the state;
(4) assigned a value in the coding process.
The following table shows the number and treatment of
missing values for the statistics found in the detailed tables.
NUMBER OF MISSING VALUES BY ITEM AND TREATMENT
NORTH CAROLINA, 1970
item
Occurrence Al location
Items 7 and 16 of the tables allocate live births and deaths
respectively to place of occurrence regardless of place of residence.
Marriage and divorce data are compiled by place of occurrence-county
of license for marriages and county of decree for divorces and
annulments. Marriage and divorce statistics are not available for
ci ties
.
Race or Color A I location
Two broad categories, "white" and "nonwhite", are used in
this report. Nonwhite is predominantly Negro (965?) in North Carolina (3)
For births and fetal deaths, where one parent is classified as white and
the other nonwhite, the child is classified as nonwhite.
RATES
Computet ion
The relative frequency with which a vital event occurs is
expressed in the rates computed in this report. Rates are simple
ratios of two numbers which represent population enumerations for the
calendar year. The numerators in these ratios are vital event enumer-ations
and the denominators represent related vital event or population
enumerations for the calendar year. In some cases, the numerators are
proper subsets of the denominator; usually these rates are expressed as
percentages. Other rates are expressed in terms of 1,000 related events
or population. For example, the crude birth rate is expressed as "the
number of live births per 1,000 population."
Careful examination of the definitions of the rates computed
in this report will reveal that many are true proportions whose decimal
has been moved two or three places to the right for convenience of
expression. For example, the "premature rate" and "illegitimate rate"
are true proportions expressed as percentages. Other rates may not
represent true proportions. For example, the crude death rate and the
age-specific death rates may not, although these rates may be satisfactory
estimates of empirical or a posteriori probabilities when the decimal
is moved three places to the left. The reason the death rates may not
represent true proportions is that the denominators are the population
enumerations of April I, 1970, and hence do not represent the true pop-ulation
exposed to the risk of dying during the year. On the other hand,
the rate of natural increase (when divided by 1,000) is neither a true
proportion nor does it represent an estimate of either a true proportion
or an empirical probability.
Rates are rounded to one decimal place for publication. A blank
in the rate column indicates that both the numerator and the denominator
are zero. A rate of 0.0 is shown for rates less than 0.05.
I nterpretation
Inaccurate reporting, underreg istration and missing values have
been discussed (Chapter III). These factors affect the validity of items of
information involved in rate computation. The user of vital statistics
measures should be aware of these possible limitations.
One should interpret with caution rates which are based on
small frequencies since sampling error may be large. In this regard.
Grove and Hetzel (4) point out:
Whether or not a rate is statistically reliable
in terms of its sampling error depends upon the
purpose for which it is to be used. A large sampling
error may not be serious where the rates to be com-pared
differ greatly. However, if the differences
among the rates are small, only small sampling errors
can be permitted.
In comparing rates, one must carefully examine the various
factors to which a difference in rates might be attributed. Unless
the populations are equivalent in all factors except the one for which
the comparison is made, conclusions about differences in rates may
not be clearly drawn. Age-adjusted rates or other further analyses may
be necessary in order to make valid comparisons.
V. RANKS
Computation
Ranks are based on the rates calculated for a selected event.
The rank for a selected event for a given county is the position in
which the rate appears when the comparable rates from 100 counties are
ordered from high to low value. The rank shows the relative position
of a county's rate among the rates of all 100 counties. Ranks may
range from I to 100, high rate to low rate.
Similarly, the rank for a city shows the city's relative position
among all incorporated North Carolina cities of 10,000 or more population
in 1970. Ranks may range from I to 38, high rate to low rate.
Ranks are based on rates computed to seven significant digits.
Ties are assigned the average of the tied ranks. For example, if two
values are tied for sixth place, they are assigned a rank of 6.5 |I(5 + 7)/2j.
I nterp rotation
Caution should be exercised in the interpretation of ranks where
there is large variation in the size of denominators among the ranked areas.
A rank is not independent but rather is subject to the limitations of the
rates of all ranked areas. For this reason, ranks for some events may be
misleading. For example, the nonwhite premature rate for a county with
only a few nonwhite live births may be abnormally high or low for a given
year. This rate influences the rank order of other counties.
Since low order ranks represent relatively high rates, a low
rank usually represents an unfavorable situation. A low order rank for
perinatal death, for example, represents a relatively high perinatal death
rate. For o+her events (e.g., births in hospital), a low order rank may
represent a favorable situation.
The rank allows quick discernment of the position of the popu-lation
of a county compared to the populations of all other North Carolina
counties. It should be used as a guide to in-depth analysis of the factors
which may influence the number and rate of vital events of each kind.
Although a comparative statistic by its very nature, the ranlear in which a
two-\far separation was re-quired.
I Fetal and neonatal death rates
decreased gradually during the
decade. Overall decreases were
12 and 11% respectively.
1 The nonwhite perinatal rate
dropped 17% while the white
rate decreased by 5%. For both
races, the perinatal rate was
33,8 per 1,000 deliveries in
1970,
The postneonatal death rate
decreased by 46%, from 11.7
in 1960 to 6.3 in 1970. More
than three-quarters of the de-crease
occurred since 1966.
SYMBOLS
Quantity (frequency) is zero
Rate is less than 0.05 0.0
Rate and rank are not applicable. . . blank space
NORTH CAROLINA
VITAL STATISTICS
1970
Section B
COUNTY
TABLES
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1970
ALAMANCE COUNTY
POPULATION
1. CE^^SUS TOTAL
HALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
TOTAL
RATE RANK
96362 1.9 10.0
4648^ VB.2 67.0
49878 51.8 34.0
975 10.
I
31.0
WHITE
NUMBER RATE RANK
79114 2.0 12.0
38185 48.3 77.0
40929 51.7 24.0
718 9.1 33.0
N 3 N i< H I T E
NJM3ER %ATE %A>1<
17248 1.4 17.0
8299 48.1 52.0
8949 51.9 49.0
257 14.9 35.3
3.
SELECTED WITftL STATISTICS FOR 1970
ALEXANDER COJNTV
TOTAL
POPULAT ION
1. CENSUS TOTAL
HALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF MEOLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
FETAL S INFANT
MORTAL ITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL <28 DAYS- I YR
)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
RATE RANK
19466 0. »
1 NUMBER RATE RANK NUMBER RATE RANK NJMBER RATE RANt<
POPULAf ION
1. CENSUS TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
16330
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1970
CHOWAN COUNTY
TOTAL
POPULAT ION
1. CENSUS TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
«. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
FETAL 6 INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR
)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
RATE RANK
1076* 0.2 87.0
5261 «8.9 37.0
5503 51.1 64.0
104 9.7 37.0
WHITE
NUMBER RATE RANK
5254 0.2 90.0
3042 48.6 53.0
3212 51.4 48.0
48 7.7 43.0
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE f^^'iB268 1.2 25.0
23158 '8.0 88.0
25110 52.0 13.0
396 8.2 'fO.O
N f>) M H I T E
NUMBER RATE RA'
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEARI
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALSI
13. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
I'*. AGE
0-4 YEARS
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
55*
15. PLACE OF DEATH
HOSPITAL
OTHER INSTITUTION
HOME OR NON-INSTITUTION
16. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
OTHER EVENTS
TOTAL
NUMBER RATE RANK
26929 0.5 54.0
12890 47.9 87.0
14039 52.1 14.0
356 13.2 7.0
WHITE
NUMBER RATE RANK
16816 0.4 62.0
8078 48.0 85.0
8738 52.0 16.0
184 10.9 14.0
21
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1970
STANLY COUNTY
TOTAL
RATE RANK
WHITE
NUMBER RATE RANK
N N M H I T E
NUMBER RATE RANK
POPULAT ION
1. CENSUS TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE I R T H S
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
't. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
FETAL a INFANT
MORTAL ITV
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR )
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING PETALS)
42822 0.8 40.0
20775 48.5 53.0
22047 51.5 48.0
314 7.3 68.0
38054 1.0 33.0
18475 48.6 59.0
19578 51.4 42.0
249 6.5 56.0
745
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1970
STOKES COUNTY
ITEM
POPULATION
1. CENSUS TOTAL
HALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
TOTAL
NUMBER RATE RANK
23782 0.5 63.0
11760 tt9.'t 17.0
12022 50.6 a't.O
2'>3 10.2 30.0
WHITE
NUMBER RATE RANK
21580 0.6 53.0
10649 ( H I T E
NUMBER RATE RANK
1268 0.1 87.0
640 50.5 11.0
628 49.5 90.0
22 17.4 17.0
420
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1970
YANCEY COUNTY
TOTAL
NUMBER RATE RANK
POPULAT ION
1. CENSUS TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
HALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
FETAL C INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL lUNDER 28 DAYSI
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR
I
12. INFANT DEATHS lUNDER 1 YEARI
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
13. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
14. AGE
0-4 YEARS
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65*
15. PLACE OF DEATH
HOSPITAL
OTHER INSTITUTION
HOME OR NON-INSTITUTION
16. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
OTHER EVENTS
17. MARRIAGES
18. DIVORCES AND ANNULMENTS
12629 0.2 85.0
6216 49.2 24.0
6413 50.8 77.0
26 2.1 97.0
WHITE
NUMBER RATE RANK
12379 0.3 76.0
6082 49.1 28.0
6297 50.9 73.0
25 2.0 91.0
N N W H I T E
*
NUMBER RATE RAMK
250 0.0 97.0
134 53.6 4.0
116 46.4 97.0
1 4.0 93.0
182
NORTH CAROLINA
VITAL STATISTICS
1970
Section C
CITY
TABLES
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1970
ALBEMARLE
TOTAL
POPULATION
1. CENSUS TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
RATE RANK
1112b 0.2 37.0
5226 47.0 17.0
5900 53.0 22.0
59 5.3 34.0
M H I T E
NUMBER RATE RANK
9563 0.2 31.0
4504 47.1 19.0
5059 52.9 20.0
33 3.5 35.0
N N U H I T E
NUMBER RATE RAMK
1563 0.1 37.0
722 46.2 15.0
841 53.8 24.0
26 16.6 IS.O
3.
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1970
ASHEBORO
TOTAL
ITEM
POPULATION
1. CENSUS TOTAL
HALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
RATE RANK
10797 0.2 38.0
5065 46.9 19.0
5732 53.1 20.0
116 10.7 14.0
WHITE
NUMBER RATE RANK
9544 0.2 32.0
4496 47.1 18.0
5048 52.9 21.0
100 10.5 10.0
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE RA«IK
1253 0.1 38.0
569 45.4 22.0
684 54.6 17.0
16 12.8 21.0
3.
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1970
ASHEVILLE
TOTAL
POPULATION
1. CENSUS TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
RATE RANK
576B1 1.1 7.0
25901 ''^.9 38.0
31780 55.1 1.0
106 1.8 38.0
WHITE
NUMBER RATE RANK
*. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
FETAL 6 INFANT
MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10- NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYSI
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR
)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
47142
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1970
GOLDSBORO
ITEM
POPULATION
1. CENSUS TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
TOTAL
NUMBER RATE RANK
26810
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1970
GREENSBORO
TOTAL
RATE RANK
POPULATION
1. CENSUS TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
*t. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
FETAL £ INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL <2B DAYS-I YR
)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
44076
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1970
GREENVILLE
ITEM
POPULAT ION
1. CENSUS TOTAL
HALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
TOTAL
*
NUMBER RATE RANK
29063 0.6 1
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALSJ
13. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
14. AGE
0-4 YEARS
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65*
15. PLACE OF DEATH
HOSPITAL
OTHER INSTITUTION
HOME OR NON-INSTITUTION
16. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
14660 0.3 29.0
6729 45.9 34.0
7931 54.1 5.0
102 7.0 31.0
190
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1970
RALEIGH
ITEM
POPULATION
1. CENSUS TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
TOTAL
NUMBER RATE RANK
2157T
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1970
REIDSVILLE
ITEM
POPULAT ION
1. CENSUS TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
TOTAL
«
NUMBER RATE RANK
13636 0.3 32.0
634* 46.5 25.0
7292 53.5 14.0
109 8.0 26.0
WHITE
NUMBER RATE RANK
8963 0.2 35.0
4193 46.8 26.0
4770 53.2 13.0
62 6.9 23.0
N N H H I T E
NUMBER RATE RANK
4673 0.4 22.0
2151 46.0 17.0
2522 54.0 22.0
47 10.1 28.0
3.
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1970
ROANOKE RAPIDS
ITEM
POPULATION
1. CENSUS TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
FETAL & INFANT
MORTAL ITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL 128 DAYS-1 YR
J
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER I YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALSI
TOTAL
*
NUMBER RATE RANK
13508 0.3 34.0
6334 4<
10175 0.9 12.0
•V618 45.^1 23.0
5557 5A.6 16.0
112 11. 26.0
539
SELECTED VIT*t S-T ATISTICS FOR 1970
WINSTON SALEM
TOTAL
NUMBEA RATE RANK
U H I T E
NUMBER RATE RANK
N N M H I T E
NUMBER RATE RANK
POPULAT ION
1. CENSUS TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
FETAL & INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL fUNOER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 OAYS-1 YRI
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING PETALS)
13. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
1^. AGE
0-4 YEARS
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65*
15. PLACE OF DEATH
HOSPITAL
OTHER INSTITUTION
HOME OR NON-INSTITUTION
16. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
32913